The Lance Hill Observatory...

is opening for business soon, but requires some cleaning and calibration before serious use this summer season. My father helped me erect this roll-off roof observatory to house my Meade LX-200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope on a permanent mount in the late 1990s.

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Yeah, the ponderosa pines interfere with the southeastern horizon, but I don’t have the heart to cut them down.  I’m still able to easily observe the planets as they move along the ecliptic.

Yeah, the ponderosa pines interfere with the southeastern horizon, but I don’t have the heart to cut them down. I’m still able to easily observe the planets as they move along the ecliptic.